| By eight years of age, your child is ready to grow | | | | responsibilities around the house. Talk to your child |
| socially and will need some guidance from you about | | | | about their expanding role in the house. It is helpful if |
| what is appropriate. Up to this point, your parenting job | | | | those new responsibilities or chores are written down |
| has been teaching your child very basic things like | | | | and placed in a spot where everybody can see them. |
| walking and talking. Now, the child is ready to start | | | | As the child grows, they are more likely to take your |
| moving into adolescence and your job shifts a bit. | | | | directions in stride and put up less of a fight than when |
| With this new age group, you are ready to set new | | | | they were in their toddler years. It is normal for some |
| rules. Discuss the new or expanded set of rules and | | | | back talking or resistance to show up, but don't sweat |
| consequences with your child. Talk with your child | | | | it. Stick with your rules and the consequences you |
| about their new found freedom, so to speak. Let them | | | | have set when the rules are broken. Your child still |
| know what your idea of proper behavior is while they | | | | needs your guidance and will look to you to lead them |
| are at a friend's house. This may be a good time to | | | | in the right direction. |
| set restrictions on activities that may not be safe for | | | | Do you want to learn exactly how to eliminate your |
| them. For example, they can walk across the street to | | | | child's out-of-control and defiant behavior without using |
| their friend's house(with your permission), but they | | | | Punishments, Time-Outs, Behavioral Plans, or |
| cannot walk to the corner market. | | | | Rewards? |
| Children of this age are ready to take on more | | | | |